2026 Week 3 FINAL
Akron at Minnesota
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
Huntington Bank Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
GIE pre-game call: Minnesota at 97%. Hit.
Recaps
- Minnesota recap
Minnesota: 2026 Week 3 recap
Minnesota sits at 40th overall with a 6.2 rating after dismantling Eastern Illinois 59–7 in Week 1, though GIE has held the rating flat since then. The lopsided win masks some underlying concerns: a red-zone TD rate of 13% and third-down…
- Akron recap
Akron: 2026 Week 3 recap
Akron sits at 0–1 after a 38–16 loss to Wake Forest in Week 1, holding a rating of –22.9 and ranking 130th nationally. The Zips haven't moved in GIE's assessment since that defeat, suggesting consistency rather than collapse. The…
- Record
- 1-2
- Rating
- -20.8
- National rank
- 132
- Proj. wins
- 5.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
- Record
- 2-1
- Rating
- 5.9
- National rank
- 51
- Proj. wins
- 5.8
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Minnesota is the model's favorite at 97%. Akron has a 3% path. Home-field adjustment of +0.9 rating points baked in for Minnesota — venue-specific learned value (n=61 games).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
- Venue
- Huntington Bank Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No